wait. what's this about hybridization affecting the flavor of the fruit that was grown from a non-hybrid seed? i really don't think that's how it happens. do you have a study on this? that's similar to saying that a woman's uterus will have different characteristics depending on the father of a fetus. (unless of course you're talking about the spiciness of the seeds, which i could see possibly happening, and makes sense.)

I am so jealous. I'm hoping the current owners of our new house GTFO before our move date so I can start my garden before we move. Since i'm starting from scratch, I have to build everything before I can even plant.

_________________"The Tree is His Penis"

The tree is his penis // it's very exciting // when held up to his mouth // the lights are all lighting // his eyes start a-bulging // in unbridled glee // the tree is his penis // its beauty, effulgent -amandabear

it occurs to me that the bells getting hot in this generation must be a myth, now that i think about it. but the hot peppers staying hot would be due to the ?pith? around the seeds in that generation staying true, right?

it occurs to me that the bells getting hot in this generation must be a myth, now that i think about it. but the hot peppers staying hot would be due to the ?pith? around the seeds in that generation staying true, right?

Interesting question. I'm guessing that the heat of the seeds might be compromised a bit, but you probably wouldn't notice any difference in the combined heat of the fruit/pith/seed. Planting the seed for a second generation would be a gamble.

_________________Formerly Kaleicious. I still love kale, but no more than lots of other garden greens too! Orach is currently my favorite.

I set six pumpkin seeds to germinate and two have done so in a week. I've got a few seedlings growing on windowsills at the moment - cherry and beef tomatoes, chillis, sweet peppers, spinach and mixed lettuce. The lettuce and spinach don't look so good but everything else looks pretty robust.

Well, I have pretty much NOTHING because of the snow this week (IN MAY!!!) and the non-Spring so far. I am soo soooo bummed. I probably can't even get started (AGAIN) until after this weekend. The only good thing about my garden is that this little bunny has been living with me!

Its my first year gardening, and I started kale, spinach, chard, broccoli, tomatoes, beets, summer squash, zucchini, eggplants, marigolds, chamomile, basil, coriander, mint and sunflowers from seed, and so far everything seems to be doing well, but I haven't transplanted them yet. Kind of nervous as to how they'll transition....

_________________My oven is bigger on the inside, and it produces lots of wibbly wobbly, cake wakey... stuff. - The PoopieB.

T, this is the first year I've transplanted seedlings I started myself, and I'm pleasantly surprised at how well all of them have done.

I've got the following going right now:Cilantro - in pots and in the groundTomatoes - 3 in the ground (2 cherry types, and a green heirloom), 1 in a container (a beefsteak type heirloom)Hyssop - in a containerLettuces - Red Velvet (the most beautiful thing) in the ground and a pot, and Marveille des Quatre Saisons in the groundSnap peas - in the ground, producing now and hopefully for another 4-5 weeks though we are having a really hot snapGreen beans (pole beans!) - in the ground - I have um, 11 of these going, and no one in my family likes green beans but me. The plantings were staggered at least!Melons - Noir des carmes - 1 hill of 2 plants, but I also have another one waiting to be transplanted Cucumbers - "Bushy" - waiting to be transplantedHot peppers (Rooster Spur) and bells (Garden Sunshine), waiting to be just a little bigger so I can transplant themGarlic - in the groundCarrots - Paris Market - in a container

And I have one white cypress plant (no other seeds germinated!) and some columbine seeds cold stratifying in the fridge.